SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — State officials are moving ahead with two giant highway construction projects in northwest Iowa. The Sioux City Journal reports the Iowa Department of Transportation has received bids of nearly $127 million for widening projects on U.S. Highway 20 and Interstate 29.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A disabled Iowa veteran says he’s considering options after his zoning request to build a new home was denied recently. Taylor Morris tells the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier he’s not sure what he will do after the Cedar Falls Planning and Zoning Commission voted Tuesday against the veteran’s plans to build a house on undeveloped land that is not served by city sewers or streets.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Advocates for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse say they welcome a new state program that guards victims’ home addresses. The Telegraph Herald reports the Iowa Secretary of State’s office will begin the Safe at Home program on January 1st. It lets survivors of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, trafficking and stalking to substitute a street address on public documents, such as a driver’s license.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is a presidential candidate uniquely preoccupied by his portrayal in the news. And the former reality television star and tabloid king wants to control that coverage as much as possible. It’s all part of Trump’s unorthodox campaign for the Republican presidential nomination that’s been built and sustained on free press coverage and social media, instead of expensive campaign ads.